-LRB- RollingStone.com -RRB- -- It 's been a rough year for Morrissey , as the laconic singer has endured everything from tour-canceling illnesses to possibly being dropped from his new label to bizarre allegations of a murder-for-hire plot .

However , in a new interview with El Mundo , the former Smiths singer reveals he 's dealing with some health issues that make all those other troubles seem insignificant . According to Morrissey , he 's had a cancer scare , although in talking about the disease , the singer does n't seem that scared at all .

Morrissey talks about his health , sex appeal

`` They have scraped cancerous tissues four times already , but whatever , '' Morrissey told the Spanish-language El Mundo -LRB- via a translation by the Guardian -RRB- . `` If I die , then I die . And if I do n't , then I do n't . Right now I feel good . I am aware that in some of my recent photos I look somewhat unhealthy , but that 's what illness can do . I 'm not going to worry about that . I 'll rest when I 'm dead . ''

Over the past few years , Morrissey has canceled tour dates for reasons like food poisoning , bleeding ulcers , pneumonia and a sickness he blamed on his opening act , but this is the first time the usually candid rocker has uttered the C-word aloud . In early 2013 , Morrissey spent some time in a Michigan hospital after suffering from `` a concussion , a bleeding ulcer and Barrett 's esophagus . ''

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After canceling six U.S. shows following his hospital stay , the singer penned a grim letter to fans where he discussed his own mortality .

`` The reports of my death have been greatly understated , '' Morrissey wrote . `` The positive from all of this is that there are now no known ailments left for me to try . ''

The singer also joked about an upcoming Las Vegas concert , writing , `` If there 's an audience of any kind in attendance , I just might die with a smile on my face , after all . If I am not there , I shall probably never again be anywhere . Equally , I am determined to play Flint -LSB- Michigan -RSB- if it kills me -LRB- which , on the face of it , it almost has -RRB- . '' He concluded the letter by signing off , `` pause at my headstone , MORRISSEY . ''

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In a recent interview where Morrissey talked about his many health issues , he proclaimed that , `` The worst was in June in Boston , when I was hospitalized with acute fever . I was delirious for six hours , talking absolute nonsense and unable to stop . I 've never been so frightened in my life . Then , of course , you get these bitchy comments for having to cancel shows ... . I 've been to so many hospitals lately that there 's hardly any point in my leaving . ''

At press time , Morrissey has n't updated his fan sites about the cancer reports . Whatever the diagnosis , Morrissey is back out on the road , and NME reports that the singer 's backing band is proudly donning shirts that say `` F *** Harvest '' as a nod to his record label after the label released Moz 's new LP `` World Peace Is None of Your Business . ''

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Morrissey : `` If I die , then I die ''

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Singer says doctors have scraped cancerous tissues from him

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He 's had many health issues recently